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because as slow as rick scott might seem to have been about picking a replacement, rick scott has, in fact, tried to appoint people to fill that office. he has tried. first he tried a county school superintendent, but the school superintendent turned him down. said no. so zo then he tried a county sheriff. but the county sheriff also turned him down and said no. then he floated the name of a state senator who didn't exactly say no but who did make it very clear that he's quite open to taking a whole different job that's not being rick scott's lieutenant governor. tampa tribute saying neither that state senator or a fourth person would answer when asked directly if they would be willing to become florida's number two elected official. so part of the problem may be rick scott. it's not like -- i don't know. it's not exactly like not being able to get a date but it's kind of like not being able to get a date. he's very unpopular in the state and maybe no one wants to be seen as the side kick to the unpopular guy. that said, the job does have a $125,000 salary so they really ought to be a
because as slow as rick scott might seem to have been about picking a replacement, rick scott has, in fact, tried to appoint people to fill that office. he has tried. first he tried a county school superintendent, but the school superintendent turned him down. said no. so zo then he tried a county sheriff. but the county sheriff also turned him down and said no. then he floated the name of a state senator who didn't exactly say no but who did make it very clear that he's quite open to taking a...
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rick scott figured it was best to keep his distance from christie. there were no public events and no pictures of the two governors together. joining me now chairman of the democratic party and a chairman of the broward democratic party. how warm was the reception? annette, did this help governor scott, mr. christie showing up down in florida? >> he needs all the help he can get, but this didn't help. it was easier to see big foot in florida this weekend than governor scott and governor christie. he even went as far as this past week to pick a hispanic lieutenant governor. >> why won't they be pictured together, mitch? do they still stink standing together? >> well, it was interesting because governor glridlock came down to visit. a public embrace is an absolute no-no in the republican party. as you said, this was in effect a victory lap for governor christie after his elevation in the republican governor's association. instead what it ended up was between scott and christie almost as if they were in the witness protection program, you never saw them
rick scott figured it was best to keep his distance from christie. there were no public events and no pictures of the two governors together. joining me now chairman of the democratic party and a chairman of the broward democratic party. how warm was the reception? annette, did this help governor scott, mr. christie showing up down in florida? >> he needs all the help he can get, but this didn't help. it was easier to see big foot in florida this weekend than governor scott and governor...
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scott, and causes rick scott to run the other way, as if he is -- >> the other thing about this, if you think this is ugly now, there are 20 outstanding subpoenas. we're getting a whole bunch of -- >> wait until discovery. >> there are going to be lawsuits, there's the hud investigation, which is nothing compared to the u.s. attorney's office, which is talking to dawn zimmer on a sunday holiday, for two hours. plus, listen to this, the other thing is that the entire underbelly of new jersey politics, which, the american voter isn't going to be so excited to be exposed to is going to be turned over to the whole national press, because that is precisely what's at issue, and you are going to have a civil war in the democratic party, among republicans, between who's on which side, who sent what e-mail to whom. this is the tip of the iceberg, just in terms of -- and i'm not even saying there's more there in any kind of definitive statement. i'm saying when documents start coming out, when e-mails start coming out, as jeff smith said on this program last night, sam, the u.s. attorney can
scott, and causes rick scott to run the other way, as if he is -- >> the other thing about this, if you think this is ugly now, there are 20 outstanding subpoenas. we're getting a whole bunch of -- >> wait until discovery. >> there are going to be lawsuits, there's the hud investigation, which is nothing compared to the u.s. attorney's office, which is talking to dawn zimmer on a sunday holiday, for two hours. plus, listen to this, the other thing is that the entire underbelly...
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>> reporter: so, fred, earlier this morning he attended a fund-raiser for florida's governor rick scott. this was just one stop along the way. i have to mention, all of these events are going to be closed door. now, i did talk to one woman at the fund-raiser here in orlando earlier today who says there was not one mention of any of these scandals. this weekend could shed some more light on his political future. >> whatever tests they put in front of me, i will meet those tests. >> reporter: now the tests for new jersey governor chris christie moved some 1,000 miles state, from the garden site to cash rich florida. more than a week after the bridge cleefrs through wide open, this will be christie's first trip out of state. a jam-packed weekend with stops in orlando, ft. lauderdale and palm beach. this abilities put on display in the midst of a political scandal. the governor's in town to fund raze for florida governor rick scott, despite the controversy is not shying away. >> i know with chris, he did the right thing. he apologized. he went to the community and apologized. so i look forw
>> reporter: so, fred, earlier this morning he attended a fund-raiser for florida's governor rick scott. this was just one stop along the way. i have to mention, all of these events are going to be closed door. now, i did talk to one woman at the fund-raiser here in orlando earlier today who says there was not one mention of any of these scandals. this weekend could shed some more light on his political future. >> whatever tests they put in front of me, i will meet those tests....
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governor rick scott. but the money that went through the legislature were not. >> governor, you benefit from hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars every year. so would you be willing to pee in this cup to prove you're not on drugs? we can all turn around. it's fine. >> and guess who else thinks this law is a joke. the federal judge who just struck it down as unconstitutional. governor scott, did you think we wouldn't notice your lame drug test had failed miserably? nice try, but you get an "f" because we got you. i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? manage
governor rick scott. but the money that went through the legislature were not. >> governor, you benefit from hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars every year. so would you be willing to pee in this cup to prove you're not on drugs? we can all turn around. it's fine. >> and guess who else thinks this law is a joke. the federal judge who just struck it down as unconstitutional. governor scott, did you think we wouldn't notice your lame drug test had failed miserably? nice try, but...
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rick scott is spending other people's money. the fact that it doesn't work, i don't think he really cares about that. what is success and what's failure? it's a popular issue to be exploited by right-wing politicians like our governor. the fact that it doesn't work is irrelevant. the fact that it whips up the public and generates a lot of support, that's what he would define, i think, as success. he rode into office, in part, this was one of his big issues, and apparently crusading on this issue, going all the way to the u.s. supreme court, is what he's prepared to run on for re-election. >> do you think if this does become an issue in his re-election effort, if the democrat running against him takes the opposite side of this argument, do you have any sense in florida about how that might cut politically? obviously, people pander on issues like this, because they think it's going to win them votes. >> i don't want to be pollyannish about it, but there are a lot of people that are very capable of being seduced by ugly store yo ty
rick scott is spending other people's money. the fact that it doesn't work, i don't think he really cares about that. what is success and what's failure? it's a popular issue to be exploited by right-wing politicians like our governor. the fact that it doesn't work is irrelevant. the fact that it whips up the public and generates a lot of support, that's what he would define, i think, as success. he rode into office, in part, this was one of his big issues, and apparently crusading on this...
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it's a ruling that made permanent a previous decision halting the statute which rick scott campaigned on in 2010. he claimed then it would somehow save florida $77 million. well, it didn't and the state has actually lost money because of the drug test. his other rationale, as he told cnn, the high rate of drug use among welfare recipients. >> studies show people on welfare are using drugs much higher than the population. >> yeah, right. we invited the governor, who's promising to appeal the judge's decision, to join us today and he sent the following statement that says in part, "we should have a zero-tolerance policy for illegal drug use in families, especially those families who struggle to make ends meet and need welfare assistance to provide for their children." we also asked his office for those studies because when you actually look at the numbers in florida, 2.6% of those tested while the law was in effect failed. usually it was for marijuana. that is much lower than the national average. so joining me now to discuss, daryl hahn from florida and maria cairo, associate director
it's a ruling that made permanent a previous decision halting the statute which rick scott campaigned on in 2010. he claimed then it would somehow save florida $77 million. well, it didn't and the state has actually lost money because of the drug test. his other rationale, as he told cnn, the high rate of drug use among welfare recipients. >> studies show people on welfare are using drugs much higher than the population. >> yeah, right. we invited the governor, who's promising to...
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chris christie is going to feel right at home down here in florida with rick scott. >> rick scott is going to tell chris christie, you've just got a bridge thing going on. >> exactly. >> let me show you how to really get out of stuff. >> yeah, i stole $1.4 billion. >> this is going to play out for a long time. how often does chris christie talk about this? does he keep it alive himself to exonerate himself or has he done everything he can do? >> from a media relations standpoint, that two-hour news conference that he did was a smart thing to do, but this story is much closer to the beginning than the end. the investigative work on this channel by steve about that real estate development, other mayors are coming forward, the process will continue. he's got to be as transparent as he can and let the chips fall where they may. >> yeah. >> but i wouldn't be surprised if he survives. he's very popular in new jersey. >> if a political operative does something for the boss, isn't it human nature to tell the boss, guess what i just did for you? this is really going to be good. i'm surprised
chris christie is going to feel right at home down here in florida with rick scott. >> rick scott is going to tell chris christie, you've just got a bridge thing going on. >> exactly. >> let me show you how to really get out of stuff. >> yeah, i stole $1.4 billion. >> this is going to play out for a long time. how often does chris christie talk about this? does he keep it alive himself to exonerate himself or has he done everything he can do? >> from a media...
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what is it that rick scott can teach you about leadership? >> well, forgive me if i don't think i should be emulating the leadership of a governor whose lieutenant governor resigned in a cloud scandal, whose commercial of education resigned in cloud of scandal, whose head of the prison didn't resigned in a cloud of scandal, whose chief of staff revealed he's lied about his education credentials on his resumÉ for years, who rick scott himself presided over a health care company who was given the largest medicare fraud fine in history and he, himself, pled the fifth during the investigation 77 times. so forgive me if i choose not to emulate rick scott's leadership qualities. >> i had a feeling you might say that. >> governor rendell, you're laz former prosecutor. om curious on where this case goes next. 20 people have been subpoenaed. is it likely or how likely do you think it is the governor will utilize executive privilege? he sort of left that door open. he said he would cooperate with what he called "reasonable requests." what's your take
what is it that rick scott can teach you about leadership? >> well, forgive me if i don't think i should be emulating the leadership of a governor whose lieutenant governor resigned in a cloud scandal, whose commercial of education resigned in cloud of scandal, whose head of the prison didn't resigned in a cloud of scandal, whose chief of staff revealed he's lied about his education credentials on his resumÉ for years, who rick scott himself presided over a health care company who was...
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rick scott lost it in the last governor's race by about a point. so this really is a district that is competitive as you get. and if the democrats want to have any argument that they can take back the house, if they can't win this seat, it's hard to make that argument. >> so if they win this seat, then does this become the sort of poster child of, we can win, that allows them to raise money for other congressional races, for the year? >> sure. i think they'll capitalize heavily on that. and this is not an easy seat for them to win, but they do have, alex sink is a very well-known former gubernatorial candidate, and they've got the republican nominee, who is likely to be a fairly obscure, little-known candidate. >> adam, i want to ask you a question. one of the things we've been talking about at the table here, both amy and dorian bringing this up, the idea that there have been ground swell populist movements, and one of the most important places where that has been happening is in florida, around the dream defenders and others who have been pushing
rick scott lost it in the last governor's race by about a point. so this really is a district that is competitive as you get. and if the democrats want to have any argument that they can take back the house, if they can't win this seat, it's hard to make that argument. >> so if they win this seat, then does this become the sort of poster child of, we can win, that allows them to raise money for other congressional races, for the year? >> sure. i think they'll capitalize heavily on...
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first one was in orlando, and a fund-raiser for governor rick scott, and then on to palm beach for a fund-raiser for the republican governor's association and up next is another one in fort lauderdale, and we also caught up with one woman who is inside of the event earlier in orlando, and let's just say that she played a little guessing game with us about what happened inside, and here is the interview. >> reporter: what was the reaction to governor christie in there? >> yes, very good. >> reporter: what did he talk about? >> well, he talked about how wonderful governor scott was. >> reporter: well, what did he say? >> well, absolutely nothing, he said absolutely nothing. scott is going to win. >> so you heard it there, martin, he said zip about the scandal, and this is a weekend full of events so perhaps maybe he is going to say something about one of the events happening there, but the biggest thing about this entire weekend and the trip to florida is that it is a measure of where chris christie stands in terms of the star power and the fund-raising abilities and at a news conferen
first one was in orlando, and a fund-raiser for governor rick scott, and then on to palm beach for a fund-raiser for the republican governor's association and up next is another one in fort lauderdale, and we also caught up with one woman who is inside of the event earlier in orlando, and let's just say that she played a little guessing game with us about what happened inside, and here is the interview. >> reporter: what was the reaction to governor christie in there? >> yes, very...
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and then there's florida governor rick scott. remember that first fund-raiser he was having hosted fbi the group, a company founded by former veterans administration secretary anthony. two days before hosting this fund-raiser for the governor o the group gave $10,000 to governor scott's political action committee called "let's get to work." turns tout group did get to work in florida where in 2012 the group won a 1.8 million dollars contract to stop the basis of military. rick scott wasn't interested in talking about the contracts, fundraising and doing work with the state. >> you'll have to talk to the group. >> we got our answer back in an e-mail from the florida republican party which says the interrens of your question is invalid and not worthy of a response. governor scott makes all decisions based on what is best for people of florida which will create jobs and opportunities for citizens. cnn washington. >> if you have a tip for drew griffin and the cnn investigation team, go to cnn.com/investigations. >>> an apparent sperm
and then there's florida governor rick scott. remember that first fund-raiser he was having hosted fbi the group, a company founded by former veterans administration secretary anthony. two days before hosting this fund-raiser for the governor o the group gave $10,000 to governor scott's political action committee called "let's get to work." turns tout group did get to work in florida where in 2012 the group won a 1.8 million dollars contract to stop the basis of military. rick scott...
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while here, he's not having any public events with rick scott. it's clear that either rick scott doesn't want to be seen in public with chris christie or christie doesn't want to answer questions. it's probably both. let's focus on the important point. this is the governor who governors elected to lead them. republican governors have been saying and distancing themselves from the washington republicans saying they are different and the ones leading the way. well, the person they elected to lead them is someone who really has been time and again proven to be a bully and now that bullying left him in a scandal. >> from the present tense perspective, isn't this a state perspective? and the question being, are you really looking ahead to 2016? i want to put up here this new nbc news poll. the reaction nationally speaking, 70% of americans say this scandal doesn't change their opinion of the governor at all. what is your response? you are getting ahead of yourself focusing so much on the governor. >> not at all. remember, chris christie was e lekted c
while here, he's not having any public events with rick scott. it's clear that either rick scott doesn't want to be seen in public with chris christie or christie doesn't want to answer questions. it's probably both. let's focus on the important point. this is the governor who governors elected to lead them. republican governors have been saying and distancing themselves from the washington republicans saying they are different and the ones leading the way. well, the person they elected to lead...
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can you find anybody less popular than rick scott in the country? >> you mean, the man who ran a company who paid the largest medicare fraud in the united states? >> he's woefully unpopular in florida. >> i want to rewind a bit on the concept of what type of scandal this is. and the use of the word scandal, i think honestly, i'm disappointed in the level of complexity involved in this. we do things big in this country. we write scandal into our laws, we create markets that discriminate against entire demographics of people. this is petty, partisan, pay back. it's dick ta torial in a developing nature, it was america, go big or go home. how about your corruption. >> this is the pettiness of that, actually, frankly that makes did gripping as drama, because ultimately if there were 100 americans dead from this thing, this would be this horrible morose disaster to sift through. >> in the grand scheme of things, what to me makes it disqualifying isn't the harmfulness, it's the violation, the abuse of power. what do you think about that? >> every time we
can you find anybody less popular than rick scott in the country? >> you mean, the man who ran a company who paid the largest medicare fraud in the united states? >> he's woefully unpopular in florida. >> i want to rewind a bit on the concept of what type of scandal this is. and the use of the word scandal, i think honestly, i'm disappointed in the level of complexity involved in this. we do things big in this country. we write scandal into our laws, we create markets that...
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but there's a lot of bitterness against christie, even in the republican party, one of rick scott's own major donors named brian ballard called chris christie horrific as a person. >> let's switch gears and i want to talk about something else, comments that president obama made in an interview with the new yorker magazine talking about the legalization of recreational marijuana in colorado and washington state. the president said he doesn't think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol. are the tides turning on the pot issue like they did when president obama came out in favor of same-sex marriage? >> sure seems to me. this hits home in nevada where we passed medicinal pot more than a decade ago. they haven't implemented it here. on friday, you had harry reid, the senate majority leader reversing his opposition to medicinal pot and an announcement here that recreational pot legalization is going to be qualified potentially for the ball lot in 2016 here. i think a lot of people think what the president said suspect so outlandish, that alcohol may be more dangerous than pot. it's been le
but there's a lot of bitterness against christie, even in the republican party, one of rick scott's own major donors named brian ballard called chris christie horrific as a person. >> let's switch gears and i want to talk about something else, comments that president obama made in an interview with the new yorker magazine talking about the legalization of recreational marijuana in colorado and washington state. the president said he doesn't think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol....
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this will certainly get a lot of attention this weekend when the republican incumbent rick scott gets some fund-raising help from a controversial republican superstar. we're talking about the new jersey governor chris christie. our senior washington correspondent joe johns is here with more on this race. it keeps getting more interesting. what's going on? >> reporter: it really does, wolf. chris christie is one of many nationally known politicians who be making the trip to florida to help out in a race that's likely to feature two of the most fascinating characters in american politics. incumbent governor rick scott and the likely democratic challenger, former governor charlie crist are facing off in the mother of all battleground state, famous for close elections and hanging chads. this race is the one to watch in 2014. the race in florida will be one of the most expensive, one of the nastiest, one of the highest profile state races that we'll be looking at even at the national level. >> reporter: scott and crist have a lot in common. both have lived in the governor's mansion. both k
this will certainly get a lot of attention this weekend when the republican incumbent rick scott gets some fund-raising help from a controversial republican superstar. we're talking about the new jersey governor chris christie. our senior washington correspondent joe johns is here with more on this race. it keeps getting more interesting. what's going on? >> reporter: it really does, wolf. chris christie is one of many nationally known politicians who be making the trip to florida to help...
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that's another fund-raiser for rick scott. so these are all opportunities for fellow republicans to potentially come face-to-face with governor christie. maybe they'll ask him questions, maybe he'll respond. but again, these are closed-door events. >> right. all right. tell us about tomorrow, chris christie will be at the -- an a-list donors event. so who will be there? >> reporter: tomorrow's going to be huge, and this is really a big event, because it's really being referred to as a donor-outreach event. what that means is there are going to be people there at this house in north palm beach, a home belonging to the co-founder of home depot. he's also a billionaire. name is ken langon, and this is happening at his house. there will be big money there. this is not a fund-raising event. it's an opportunity for governor christie to meet with possible donors, say, if he decides to run in 2016. martin, i know that's far off, but that's what the talk is about this event happening on sunday, and actually, the guy who's hosting this
that's another fund-raiser for rick scott. so these are all opportunities for fellow republicans to potentially come face-to-face with governor christie. maybe they'll ask him questions, maybe he'll respond. but again, these are closed-door events. >> right. all right. tell us about tomorrow, chris christie will be at the -- an a-list donors event. so who will be there? >> reporter: tomorrow's going to be huge, and this is really a big event, because it's really being referred to as...
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governor rick scott vows to rephilly law as his law is his signature piece of legislation. >> "denver post," colorado is the first state in the nation to allow the purchase of marijuana for recreational use. yesterday was greed wednesday. some worry about effect on crime and health. supporters say the law is a major step forward. they say marijuana has less serious side effects than other drugs including alcohol. it's projected to bring in $67 million in sales tax revenue this year. much of what they say will go to building schools. >>> "usa today," 4.6 million snap chat user names and phone numbers were leaked on an online database on tuesday. snap chat was warned about a hole in its security system months ago. the hackers said they wanted to put pressure on the app to get the issue fixed. only the first eight digits of users phone numbers were posted and the site is currently shut down. the official blowing and social network sites for skype were also hacked. a post on the company's blog read hacked by syrian electronic army stop spying. >> can't see any of the pictures, right? >> i
governor rick scott vows to rephilly law as his law is his signature piece of legislation. >> "denver post," colorado is the first state in the nation to allow the purchase of marijuana for recreational use. yesterday was greed wednesday. some worry about effect on crime and health. supporters say the law is a major step forward. they say marijuana has less serious side effects than other drugs including alcohol. it's projected to bring in $67 million in sales tax revenue this...
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the governor rick scott doesn't want to appear with him. senator lindsey graham is running for re-election in south carolina, has indicated that he doesn't want chris christie there campaigning for him right now. that could easily change. but with 20 subpoenas out and more expected, you could get a kind of a drip, drip, drip effect, where over time, the sort of rolling allegations, rolling developments in the story make it very hard for christie to put together an organization for a presidential run. he has plenty of time. >> yeah, he does. susie, "the new york times" is reporting that governor christie was on a conference call wednesday evening with his most loyal donors. "trying to convince his listeners that he was moving beyond the george washington bridge scandal and getting back to work, according to two participants." christie is in florida this weekend. he's just doing the fundraising. but he doesn't have any public campaign events scheduled here. what is the sense from republicans -- what are they saying about this and how that par
the governor rick scott doesn't want to appear with him. senator lindsey graham is running for re-election in south carolina, has indicated that he doesn't want chris christie there campaigning for him right now. that could easily change. but with 20 subpoenas out and more expected, you could get a kind of a drip, drip, drip effect, where over time, the sort of rolling allegations, rolling developments in the story make it very hard for christie to put together an organization for a...
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it's a pretty sweet prize and opportunity for florida governor rick scott. >> sean, come on down. look at our weather. you probably have a jacket today. we're in short sleeves, the fishing capital of the world. >> jon: between the gators ant possum and palmetto bugs no one here has even noticed i'm a hairless snake man! i'm a hairless snake man. i run your state and i'm a hairless snake -- [laughter] [cheers and applause] he did that without me even playing a note. scott's reptilian past leaves an opening for rick perry to woo hannity. >> i'm a man not wanted in the state i was born in anymore and there are two states on my list, texas and florida. >> the old motto about texas being the friendship state, it shows through in how we treat people and you are certainly -- you certainly know you are welcome and you'll be treated like a true friend. >> jon: that's all he is looking for. [ laughter ] friend, just looking for a place where the governor is inclusive of all people even those who disagree with him. i governor who would never suggest if you don't fit the majority mold or like
it's a pretty sweet prize and opportunity for florida governor rick scott. >> sean, come on down. look at our weather. you probably have a jacket today. we're in short sleeves, the fishing capital of the world. >> jon: between the gators ant possum and palmetto bugs no one here has even noticed i'm a hairless snake man! i'm a hairless snake man. i run your state and i'm a hairless snake -- [laughter] [cheers and applause] he did that without me even playing a note. scott's reptilian...
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rick scott is not shying away. >> i know chris did the right thing. he apologized and went to the community and apologized. i look forward. >> reporter: and as its chairman, he will raise money for the republican governors association. christie will attend with those in the donor base. those he would rely on if he decides to run for president in 2016. >> i think they would be more excited if it was pre-bridgegate. >> reporter: turns out the excitement could still be there. his main political event is home depot co- founder ken langone's home. he has told cnn he has been flooded with requests to meet governor. >> the most important thing on christie's plate is new jersey. focusing on the to-do list there. he also has other responsibilities. he is the chair of the republican governors association. he has to think about his future. he has a lot of donors that are here in the florida area. people that want to hear from him and want to ask him questions and want to go on and listen to what christie has to s say. >> reporter: democratic national committee c
rick scott is not shying away. >> i know chris did the right thing. he apologized and went to the community and apologized. i look forward. >> reporter: and as its chairman, he will raise money for the republican governors association. christie will attend with those in the donor base. those he would rely on if he decides to run for president in 2016. >> i think they would be more excited if it was pre-bridgegate. >> reporter: turns out the excitement could still be...
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wouldn't have his picture taken down in florida with rick scott. i don't think either one of them could use each other right now. he's tasked with going around and raising money. when does it get to the point where he's beyond the point of diminishing returns? it might be time for republicans to say, christie, you probably shouldn't have this position. we should be able to get someone else to get this job done. >> it's already happening. you have the grifter side. you have rick scott, who had to plead the fifth amendment 78 times on stealing money. you have david vitter and bob mcdonnell and then add to that chris christie. between the grifters and the lunatics, you have huckabee on the lunatic side with palin and cruise and rubio that have to be worried about far more than women's libidos right now. you have a party that's in such bad shape right now that they don't have definition or a brand. >> how damaging is that to huckabee with women listening to talk radio in america? how is that going to be defended? >> well, there was the killer sound byt
wouldn't have his picture taken down in florida with rick scott. i don't think either one of them could use each other right now. he's tasked with going around and raising money. when does it get to the point where he's beyond the point of diminishing returns? it might be time for republicans to say, christie, you probably shouldn't have this position. we should be able to get someone else to get this job done. >> it's already happening. you have the grifter side. you have rick scott, who...
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on this trip, he will not make a single joint public appearance with rick scott. and in fact, governor christie will not make a single appearance on this trip to florida that is open to the public at all. this is going to be closed-doors only. joining us now is assemblyman lou greenwald, the majority leader in the new jersey state assembly, the top democrat in the assembly, also a member of the newly created select committee on investigations. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> the bergen record, this is late breaking. they're reporting tonight based on a single source that the subpoenas issued by your committee today include bridget anne kelly and the governor's spokesman and campaign manager bill stepien? can you tell us if that is accurate? >> i can tell you lone source is not accurate based on what i heard the first 15 minutes of your show. and the assembly committee we formed and the leadership group was on your show yesterday. we had a list much longer than three people. we have used our special counsel, though, to determine who else sh
on this trip, he will not make a single joint public appearance with rick scott. and in fact, governor christie will not make a single appearance on this trip to florida that is open to the public at all. this is going to be closed-doors only. joining us now is assemblyman lou greenwald, the majority leader in the new jersey state assembly, the top democrat in the assembly, also a member of the newly created select committee on investigations. thank you for being here. >> thank you for...
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joining me now, governor of the sunshine state, good to see you, rick scott. good to see you. >> sean, come on down, look at our weather, you probably have to have a jacket today, we're in short sleeves, the fishing capital of the world. no income tax -- >> was it fun did you have a good time? >> yes, i had a great time. you know, on a serious note if there can be one here, to me this has provided much bigger opportunity to compare and contrast. governors like yourself, i have spoken to you, to the lieutenant governor of north carolina today. the governor, lieutenant governor of texas, here you get to see 10% state income tax for me in new york, no state income tax in florida, let me put up on the screen, the unemployment rate when you took office was 11.1%, now down 6%, well below the national average. new jersey, for example, they lost $70 billion in household wealth. what is happening in states that have historically been run by liberals and states where there are no income tax? why is there such a despairty? >> look, you get to keep your money, we love peo
joining me now, governor of the sunshine state, good to see you, rick scott. good to see you. >> sean, come on down, look at our weather, you probably have to have a jacket today, we're in short sleeves, the fishing capital of the world. no income tax -- >> was it fun did you have a good time? >> yes, i had a great time. you know, on a serious note if there can be one here, to me this has provided much bigger opportunity to compare and contrast. governors like yourself, i have...
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there should be an argument that he shouldn't be appearing with rick scott because he's so unpopul unpopular. he's got his eyes set on 2016. >> you know what it is like in the "god father." it's a smart move. in one defense, it is a smart move. this is a smart move by christie. keep yourself going. keep your knees moving. keep your legs moving. he has to keep in motion, ed. hoping and praying another crisis will come up and i'll be involved in so many different things that will lessen the attention paid. >> he doesn't care so much about what people in new jersey think of him. what he cares about shoring up support around the country or whoever in the republicans he can, the establishment, the tea party. >> do you think this investigation of sandy funds is going to go anywhere? >> it remains to be seen. it's a serious, serious charge. look, it's a little ham handed to throw yourself in ads funded by the government a few weeks before you're reelected. >> there's a huge upside there. >> he didn't need it. as we were discussing earlier, this was someone who was cruising to reelection. it's the e
there should be an argument that he shouldn't be appearing with rick scott because he's so unpopul unpopular. he's got his eyes set on 2016. >> you know what it is like in the "god father." it's a smart move. in one defense, it is a smart move. this is a smart move by christie. keep yourself going. keep your knees moving. keep your legs moving. he has to keep in motion, ed. hoping and praying another crisis will come up and i'll be involved in so many different things that will...
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host: anyone of you following the race on florida governor rick scott seeking reelection? guest: exactly. i think this is going to be one of the best races, and one of the most expensive of the cycle. are scott's numbers terrible. 30's.b approval is in the but charlie crist is not a candidate. -- perfect candidate. infamousd a rather senate race that did not go well in 2000 and -- 2010. i think this is going to be a big race. i do not even have a favorite candidate in terms of who i think is ahead. either candidate should not be underestimated. host: democrat line, good morning. jonathan, are you with us? caller: yes. good morning. , we haves to the race portrayingn one ad a solid supporter of the obamacare act. it is more of a 50-50 in , as itity in the state is throughout the nation. there per trigger with the health care act -- portraying her with the health care act, i know rumor has it -- some of the democratic strategist, and they are not -- even though they have or trade her as -- portrayed her as a liar. thank you. host: thank you. guest: the senate race was talked
host: anyone of you following the race on florida governor rick scott seeking reelection? guest: exactly. i think this is going to be one of the best races, and one of the most expensive of the cycle. are scott's numbers terrible. 30's.b approval is in the but charlie crist is not a candidate. -- perfect candidate. infamousd a rather senate race that did not go well in 2000 and -- 2010. i think this is going to be a big race. i do not even have a favorite candidate in terms of who i think is...
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he can. >> he knows how to do this and is going to do it. >> rick scott, there is the issue of rick scott down in florida. he is not exactly mr. popular down there. he's had some issues along the way. but what about, i mean, the problem for charlie crist is changing from republican to democrat. that is a tough thing to pull off, isn't it? >> i think so. he's lucky because the incumbent is very unpopular. we are in a climate where incumbents everywhere are unpopular. there are different categories of party switchers. ronald reagan was a democrat at one time. of course, he became the most important republican of the modern era. lots of new england's republicans have become democrats and lots of obviously southern democrats have become republicans. but the public moved underneath their feet and they kind of moved with the public. what charlie crist is doing, there's no move in florida. florida is polarized with a very big democratic party, competitive republican party. this is pure opportunism. it's not some historic wave he's moving along with. >> when he was a republican governor he suppor
he can. >> he knows how to do this and is going to do it. >> rick scott, there is the issue of rick scott down in florida. he is not exactly mr. popular down there. he's had some issues along the way. but what about, i mean, the problem for charlie crist is changing from republican to democrat. that is a tough thing to pull off, isn't it? >> i think so. he's lucky because the incumbent is very unpopular. we are in a climate where incumbents everywhere are unpopular. there are...
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he is going to a fund-raiser for rick scott. can you show anybody less popular? >> the man that ran a company that paid the largest medicare fraud. >> if he had anything to lose, i don't think chris christie would be there. >> i want to rewind on the whole concept of what type of scandal this is. i am disappointed with the level of this. this is petty, partisan payback, dick ta toral. it is america. go big or go home. >> it is the pettyness of that that makes it gripping as drama. ultimately, if there were 100 americans dead from this thing, it would be this horrible, morose disaster. >> or one. >> in the grand scheme of things, what to me makes it disqualifying isn't necessarily the harm caused, it's the violation, the abuse of power. charlie, what do you think about that? >> every time we have a presidential cycle, the argument is that senators have a tough time getting elected president because there are two or three votes they can't defend. governors have a different problem. i cut my teeth covering politics in that terrarium for drifters known as the massach
he is going to a fund-raiser for rick scott. can you show anybody less popular? >> the man that ran a company that paid the largest medicare fraud. >> if he had anything to lose, i don't think chris christie would be there. >> i want to rewind on the whole concept of what type of scandal this is. i am disappointed with the level of this. this is petty, partisan payback, dick ta toral. it is america. go big or go home. >> it is the pettyness of that that makes it gripping...
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rick scott didn't want to be seen with chris christie. he's a problem for the republican governors association. >> what do you think they have combined the investigative committees in new jersey? >> i think this is big trouble for chris christie. the "e" in e-mail stands for evidence. when you get 20 subpoenas for documents -- they do not have the appropriate level of discretion when using their g-mail accounts. like we've said before, there's many more shoes that will drop. i think chris christie is in big trouble and needs to be concerned about keeping his job as governor and ignore any talk about the presidential campaign. >> now that this story is out about bellevue, new jersey, and an alleged, you know, kickback for a political favor of support, i would seem to me this is going to make other people who are going to be subpoenaed really nervous. i mean, it just continues to drip. people are going to be playing with their careers and lives if they don't come forward and tell the absolute truth. do you think we're going to find out chri
rick scott didn't want to be seen with chris christie. he's a problem for the republican governors association. >> what do you think they have combined the investigative committees in new jersey? >> i think this is big trouble for chris christie. the "e" in e-mail stands for evidence. when you get 20 subpoenas for documents -- they do not have the appropriate level of discretion when using their g-mail accounts. like we've said before, there's many more shoes that will...
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here's actually what rick scott had to say a few days ago about christie's trip down here. >> he did the right thing. he apologized. went to the community and apologized, so i look forward to seeing him. >> so, fred, up next is a trip where he heads to west palm beach for another fund-raiser and then he's going to be in ft. lauderdale a little bit later on today, but this is really the first time that members of his own party are going to have the opportunity to ask him questions. any questions they may want ant about the scandals that are taking over the news right now. >> all right, and then, how is he going to spend the remaining weekend? >> so the big event is going to be on sunday. that's in north palm beach. this is called a donor outreach event. that means there are potential donors there who are just there to meet chris christie. and that could be big. if he decides to run in 2016. important to point out that fund-raiser is going to be happening at the cofounder of home depot's house. he's also a billionaire. what he said is that actually, the popularity of the event has gone
here's actually what rick scott had to say a few days ago about christie's trip down here. >> he did the right thing. he apologized. went to the community and apologized, so i look forward to seeing him. >> so, fred, up next is a trip where he heads to west palm beach for another fund-raiser and then he's going to be in ft. lauderdale a little bit later on today, but this is really the first time that members of his own party are going to have the opportunity to ask him questions....
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here's that. >> he's not having any public events with rick scott. and it's clear that either rick scott doesn't want to be seen in public with chris christie or chris christie doesn't want to answer any questions. but it's probably both. >> now, the republican party of florida sent us this response, quote, it is ridiculous that congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz is spending her saturday in her home state determined to create a political sideshow rather than working on the issues that matter to her constituents. what is your reaction to all this, morris? >> my reaction is that he's on a fund-raising swing, not necessarily does he need to have public events. i think that debbie wasserman schultz is doing what she needs to do as the democratic party chair. the democrats see blood in the water. i'm the type of person, you shouldn't overplay your hand. we'll see where it pans out. i have to agree with my colleague. if this mayor felt that passionately about it, she shouldn't have withheld it -- >> you're talking about mayor zimmer? >> absolutely. i h
here's that. >> he's not having any public events with rick scott. and it's clear that either rick scott doesn't want to be seen in public with chris christie or chris christie doesn't want to answer any questions. but it's probably both. >> now, the republican party of florida sent us this response, quote, it is ridiculous that congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz is spending her saturday in her home state determined to create a political sideshow rather than working on the...
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mixing with big donors at private fund-raisers for florida governor rick scott. but no plans for christie and scott to appear together publicly. christie has kept his fund-raising schedule including a thursday night event for a new jersey senate candidate. >> the florida events were scheduled a long time ago and to duck out of them now would only invite controversy and criticism. he's doing the right thing by going down and doing these. >> reporter: but it's tricky trying to balance business with on going damage control over the scandal. >> if i were him i would hold back on the donor politics for a little while because he's going fuel the fire about his political ambitions. >> this florida trip is a test of christie's star status, becoming chair of the republican governor's association just eight weeks ago. >> are you getting encouragement? >> oh, everybody's excited that you know, i'm going to take over the chairmanship and i'm getting great response from donors and from my fellow governors. >> the rga hopes to raise as much as $100 million this year with chris
mixing with big donors at private fund-raisers for florida governor rick scott. but no plans for christie and scott to appear together publicly. christie has kept his fund-raising schedule including a thursday night event for a new jersey senate candidate. >> the florida events were scheduled a long time ago and to duck out of them now would only invite controversy and criticism. he's doing the right thing by going down and doing these. >> reporter: but it's tricky trying to balance...
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florida's embattled republican governor rick scott refused to be seen publically with christy this weekend. the trip was meant to give christy a chance to flex his national political muscle as the new head of the republican governors association. >> thank you so much. it is time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. "usa today" looks at president obama's comments on marijuana in an interview with the "new yorker" the president said pot is no more dangerous than alcohol, but not something he encourages. he told his daughters using marijuana is a bad idea. >>> "the washington post" says a battle is heating up over hillary clinton's legacy as secretary of state. clinton is finishing a memoir laying out her accomplishments but republican critics are launching a massive effort to challenge the book's credibility as she plans a 2016 bid. >>> martin luther king federal holiday marking his birthday and the 50th anniversary of the passage of his law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race sex or national origin. >> "the star-ledger" searches for a reporter.
florida's embattled republican governor rick scott refused to be seen publically with christy this weekend. the trip was meant to give christy a chance to flex his national political muscle as the new head of the republican governors association. >> thank you so much. it is time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. "usa today" looks at president obama's comments on marijuana in an interview with the "new yorker" the president said pot is...
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and then there's florida governor rick scott. remember that first fundraiser he was having? it was hosted by the principi group, a company founded by former veterans administration secretary anthony principi. two days before hosting this fundraiser for the governor, the principi group gave $10,000 to governor scott's political action committee, which is called let's get to work. it turns out the principi group did get to work. at least in florida. where in 2010 the group won a $1.8 million contract to help stop the closure of military bases. like the two congressmen, governor scott wasn't exactly interested in talking about the relationship between fundraisers and contracts and doing business with the state of florida. >> you have to go talk to let's get to work. >> last question. >> we did ask the pac, let's get to work. but we got our answer back in an e-mail from the florida republican party, which says, the inference in your question is invalid and not worthy of a response. governor scott makes all decisions based on what is best for the people of florida. what will crea
and then there's florida governor rick scott. remember that first fundraiser he was having? it was hosted by the principi group, a company founded by former veterans administration secretary anthony principi. two days before hosting this fundraiser for the governor, the principi group gave $10,000 to governor scott's political action committee, which is called let's get to work. it turns out the principi group did get to work. at least in florida. where in 2010 the group won a $1.8 million...
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it's a rick scott policy in that state. it has not been going well in that state. and that's of wider political interest for two reasons. one is that florida governor rick scott's running for re-election and he's making that policy part of his re-election effort. even as a federal judge has just struck down that policy as unconstitutional. also, though, the second reason. that story may not just be about florida anymore. between the time that the forced drug testing thing got signed into law in florida and the time that the federal judge first struck it down, a florida group called the foundation for government accountability started marketing that forced drug testing law around the country, trying to talk other states into doing it as well. they went to public hearings in georgia to share the good news about florida's terrible policy. they went to a national meeting of the group alec in arizona to market florida's terrible policy to state legislators from all over the country. so we reported that a few weeks ago. the problems with that forced drug testing policy h
it's a rick scott policy in that state. it has not been going well in that state. and that's of wider political interest for two reasons. one is that florida governor rick scott's running for re-election and he's making that policy part of his re-election effort. even as a federal judge has just struck down that policy as unconstitutional. also, though, the second reason. that story may not just be about florida anymore. between the time that the forced drug testing thing got signed into law in...
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the governor is in town to fund-raise for florida governor rick scott, who despite the controversy is not shying away. >> i know he did the right thing, he apologized, he went to the community and apologized. i look forward to seeing him. >> reporter: and as its chairman, he will also raise money for the republican governors association. christie will attend events on palm beach to network with his potential donor base, those he would rely on if he decides to run for president in 2016. >> i think florida republicans would be a lot more excited if it was pre-bridgegate but he should play really well, especially in southeast florida. that's basically new jersey south. >> reporter: turns out the excitement could still be there. his main political event is at home depot co-founder and billionaire ken landgone's home. he tells cnn he has been flooded with requests to meet the governor. the most important thing on chris christie's plate right now is new jersey, focusing on his to-do list there and setting that ship straight. but he also has other responsibilities. he's the chair of the repu
the governor is in town to fund-raise for florida governor rick scott, who despite the controversy is not shying away. >> i know he did the right thing, he apologized, he went to the community and apologized. i look forward to seeing him. >> reporter: and as its chairman, he will also raise money for the republican governors association. christie will attend events on palm beach to network with his potential donor base, those he would rely on if he decides to run for president in...
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there were no pictures with rick scott, whose team wasn't eager. sources within the meet-and-greets also reported a very different, less-confident chris christie, that's what some of the folks told me. on sunday, he hosted a fund-raiser with ken langon who saturday told "the new york times" he was concerned with christie's team. i conveyed the importance of the decision he makes about the people around him and their qualification and their competence, including common sense. he said of the bridge scandal, it upset the hell out of me. the crowd asked christie when the scandal might die down, and he said, i don't know, but as far as i'm concerned, i did what i can do with great apologies and embarrassment. i did the one then i had to do. i fired them. what else can i do? another run strategist at the event, anna navarro, told "wall street journal," the answer to any 2016 questions is, come see me next year. politically, if christie is no longer comfortable in his own skin, as the folks who talked to me about that meeting indicated that that was the c
there were no pictures with rick scott, whose team wasn't eager. sources within the meet-and-greets also reported a very different, less-confident chris christie, that's what some of the folks told me. on sunday, he hosted a fund-raiser with ken langon who saturday told "the new york times" he was concerned with christie's team. i conveyed the importance of the decision he makes about the people around him and their qualification and their competence, including common sense. he said...
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if you're rick scott or tom snyder, who do you want to put your political life in the hands of? the atm machine, chris christie. >> no, i'm not so sure chris christie is still the atm machine. the fact of the matter is, as he continues to go out there, it becomes more about his controversy than raising money for candidates like governor rick scott. i just think you're wrong. you're fundamentally wrong here. >> crystal, the bottom line is chris christie is one of the most popular -- >> he was. >> among the republican donor class. and until that relationship is sullied, he should remain the red of the rga because he gives us the best chance to win in 2014. >> rand paul is pulling in lots of money right now. senator rand paul -- >> he's not a governor. >> i know, but he's pulling in lots of money. people want him at fund-raisers. if it's not about chris chrissee, if he's really concerned with us making sure the governor's houses are packed with republicans, he'll step down from the rga, do the good work in new jersey and run for the presidency. >> let's say he steps down from the r
if you're rick scott or tom snyder, who do you want to put your political life in the hands of? the atm machine, chris christie. >> no, i'm not so sure chris christie is still the atm machine. the fact of the matter is, as he continues to go out there, it becomes more about his controversy than raising money for candidates like governor rick scott. i just think you're wrong. you're fundamentally wrong here. >> crystal, the bottom line is chris christie is one of the most popular --...